And So It Begins: Project Overview, Feasibility and Proposal

Mapping Baybrook: Getting Back to the Roots

Logo:

Something iconic of nature: Flowers, Trees, Green. Also somehow tying it in to the “roots” of the past. So a family tree but without one family but each branch is a different part of its history.

Mission Statement:

The mission for Mapping Baybrook: Getting back to the Roots, is to help both the community and the outside population understand the importance in Green Spaces. Yet while incorporating the green space I still want to not lose focus on the rich heritage of this community, and take it back to the settling days before the Industrial Revolution hit.

Event Description:

At the Polish Hall I would like an exhibit section. There will be two different types of Showcases. The individual projects from the AMST 422 class with the graphics work intermingled from the art students. I would like to take a section outside if weather permitting to allow kids to come and plant a couple of seeds. Nothing fancy but taking a solo cup some soil and some seeds, and showing them how to grow their own mini green spaces. Food and beverages will be readily available, and I would really like an on going showcase of different bands, singers and dancers, with stories from the residents from their past if they allow, on a show stage set up. I would also like a place that brings the people of Baybrook back to their roots, from newspaper clippings to artifacts to photos, so that the community can reminisce. If at all possible I would also like a silent auction to help us gain revenue, we could ask the community to bring in items for auction from old Baybrook, also the work of the art students with their permission could also be auctioned off.

A major entertainment part I would like to put forth is The UMBC Fever Retrievers Dance Team (I am a Captain for) and The UMBC Down and Dirty Dawg Band and Drumline (My boyfriend leads). We perform at all basketball games and have many routines and arrangements to show and I think this would be a great way for the people of Baybrook to see a different side to the UMBC population while entertaining at the same time.

Committee Structure:

o   Budget

o   Field Leader

o   Background Leader (someone to ensure the groups in the background are co operating solidly and smoothly)

o   Note taker

o   Tshirts

o   Advertisements and Promotions

o   Entertainment

o   Food and beverage

o   Liason with Art class to collaborate the final set up for projects and art work.

o   Cultural Roots Leader

o   Activities

o   Silent Auction

Revenue Producing Products:

o   Tshirts

o   Entertainment

o   Endorsed products

o   Media Involvement

o   Celebrities?

o   Pins

o   Coozies/Pins

o   Bake Sale

o   Silent Auction

Budget:

The budget we have received thus far is more than generous right now. There are going to be unexpected expenditures, but those cannot be foreseen thus far in advance especially without a solidified topic. Most people are usually willing to donate things to help also, if asked the correct way. A second look is going to be needed after we solidify a better idea for the project to determine full budget feasibility.

Schedule:

As far a scheduling for the class periods go, after the next two weeks and our project is decided, committees need to be created. After that has happened we need to work in committees and get things completed in a timely manner, to then come back as a whole group and troubleshoot and assist and appreciate each group.

Feasibility Statement:

With the project that I have proposed, I feel as though it is fully feasible with regards to time, space, season, budget and success. With cooperation as a while this project has the potential to make the residents happy, and create an event to be remembered. I think that this will help tie the UMBC community to the Baybrook community even further and create some lasting ties and support that are valuable always.

Individual Research Proposal; Overview of Topic/Place:

I would like to research the public housing in the community. While I have not yet picked a specific house, I think I will focus mainly on the history of one. Through documentation in newspapers and books and even from interviews I would like to dig a little further in to the past of one of the houses. I want to know why they are not a major part to the community and if they were in the past and also if there’s an interesting story to be learnt through its history and if the building used to be something else.

How have the public houses been useful to the community or are they mainly in the way and not enabling newer production? I feel as though the community will have some interesting viewpoints on this part of their town and I doubt all will agree to a consensus.